‘It broke him, and it broke me.’ Thousands of restraints and seclusions used on students each year reveal a fractured interpretation of state law. Parents and educators describe the trauma to @eeshapen.bsky.social w? @mainemorningstar.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/05/21/i...

Maine educators in some districts are physically restraining students and isolating them in small rooms, despite a 2021 law restricting the practice to emergencies. In a project for @chjreportinghealth.bsky.social, Maine Morning Star looks at the impact and data on this controversial practice.